Falkland Islands Polwarths
In early June Bettyanne McFarland (Flock 465, Durraween Downs, NSW) returned from a bucket list trip to Antarctica. The group travelled back to South America via the Falkland Islands where…
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Life Member Award: Peter English, Moorabbee – Flock No. 701
My mother grew up on a sheep property “Moorabbee” near Heathcote (VIC) in close proximity to the Kemp family and from time to time as I was growing up, she…
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Life Member Award: David McArdle — Flock No. 692 – Taljar
Like most boys I didn’t know much about sheep and livestock until we experienced that exciting time of moving from the Parndana camp onto the block when dad selected and…
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Life Member Award: (John) Ellis Jelbart, Flock No. 57 — Rainbow
The Jelbart name can be traced right back to the beginning of the association and features in the list of Past Presidents and Life Members. These flocks were all relatives…
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Life Member Award: Lyall Starkey, Bel-Antha – Flock No. 633
Lyall’s love of Polwarths was born from stories told to him by his grandfather about “these big meaty sheep that cut heaps of wool.” When the opportunity arose to lease…
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Life Member Award: Wayne Walker, Flock No. 694 – Riverview (Gretna, TAS)
Wayne was born in 1972 at Deloraine in Tasmania. He spent 16 years of his childhood on ‘Cleveland’, a 10,000-acre property at Ouse in the central highlands where his parents…
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2023 Royal Adelaide Show (Polwarth & Corriedale – Feature Breed)
The 2023 Royal Adelaide Show was a special occasion for the Polwarth breed as we shared Feature Breed with the Corriedale’s. The breed was well represented by Taljade (KI), Mt…
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2023 Australian Sheep & Wool Show
The 2023 Australian Sheep and Wool Show was a special occasion for the association as our Uruguay friends and fellow Polwarth breeders, Joaquin and Fernando Martinicorena, accepted our invitation to…
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Newsletter – June 2023
In this edition: Report from Blue Gum Park, TAS and Catherine McAuley College, VIC Report from Carinya Haven, QLD Vale Barbara Dohle (Life Member) Report from Riverview, TAS Back to…
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Newsletter – December 2022
In this edition: Time for Reflection and Looking Ahead La Nina Impact October Ram Sales Post flood update from Moorabbee Local show spruce up for Mingara ewes Over the ditch…
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